Improved washing-machine



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Lette/rs Patent No. 96,786, :lated November 16, 1 869.

`IIIMPRO'V'IID WASHING-MACHINE.

The Schedule referred to' in these Letters Patent and making-part of the same.

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' My invention has for its object to furnish, an improved washing-machine, which shall be so constructed andkananged that while washing the clot-hes quickly, thoroughly, and without injury t-o the fabrics, it will enable the cover and presser to be turned hack ont of the tub and out of the way while putting in and taking out the clothes, and which will at the same' time allow a steam-tight cover to he applied to the tub; and.

It consists in the construction and combination of the various 'parts ot` the machine, as hereinafter more fully described.-

A is the tub, the front side and two ends of `which are made vertical, and the rear side inclined, as showniu tig. 2.

The tub A is supported on legs B of such a length as toraise the said tub A-to a convenient height, and is made of such a breadth as to allow the presser to be turned ont and the clothes conveniently introduced and removed.

G are the operating levers, the outer ends of which are connected by'a round, D, which serves as a handle in operating the machine, and which levers, C, should be of such a length that the round l) will be over, 'or nearly over the upper edge of the rear or inclined side of the tub A.

The other ends of 'the levers C are pivoted to lugs or bearings E, attached to the upper parts of the ends of the tub A, near the front side of said tub, or to a stationary part, F, of the top or 'cover of said tub A, by pins G, passing through said lugs or bearings and through the ends of said levers, or through the arms attached to .s'aid levers, as shown in fig. 2.

H is the presser, which is a board, plank, or plate,

, of suitable thickness, and of a length nearly equal to the interior length of the tub A.v Y

The presser H is placedin an inclined position, and its ends are securely attached to the lower parts of the arms 1. a

The upper ends of the arms I are securely attached to the forward orpivoted ends of the levers C, and the pinsG pass through them, as shown in fig. 2.

The arms l are made wide, and the upper parts i of the rear edges of said arms are made upon the arc of a circle, thc centre of which is the axis of the pivot ing pins G. A

By this construction, as' .the arms' 1 work up and down in operating the machine, they will always fit into the slots l in the cover J, so as to leave no open space for the escape of the steam or the spattering out of the suds.

This manner of pivoting arms I, and their shape, enable the presser to be conveniently and easily turned back out of the tub A, so as to be entirely ont of the way when putting in and taking out the clothes.

The part J of the cover is hinged at its rear edge to the stationary part F of said cover.

To the under side of the cover J, at or nearl its ends, are attached arms K, the outer or free ends of which are attached to a cross-bar, L, the ends of which enter and rest in recesses formed inthe inner surfaces ofthe upper-edges of the ends of the tnh A, or rest upon g cleats attached tothe inner surface-s of said ends, near their upper edges. 4

lhe arms K shouldbc oi' such a length that when the presser is turned vback out of the tub A, the lower parts of the arms I will strike against the ends of the -cross-bar L, and raise -the cover J with said presser, `so that it will drop back by its own weight into the position shown in fig. 2, to serve as a spoilt to condnct the suds dripping from the presser 'H back into the tub A.

As-the presser is turned into the tub A, a shoulder or edge of the levers O will carry the said cover back 5 to its proper position by striking against the ends of said cover J, or against the ends 0il the cross-bar L.

M is the detachable part of the cover, which rests upon the arms K, the cross-bar L, and the upper part of the inclined side of the tub A.

N is an ordinary rubbing-board, which may be de tach-ably or permanently attached to the inclined side of thetub A in such a position that it may be ccnveniently reached t'or rubbing any parts ofthe clot-hes that may require to be rubbed.

To the outer surface of the upper edgeof one end of the .tub A is attached a'narrow shelf, O, having an upwardly-projecting flange, P, attached to its outer er ge. f

The endsof the shelf O and of the flange P are secured and strengthened `by brackets Q, attached kto them and to the said end ofthe tub A.

The device O P Q is designed to receive and support a wringer, so that the said wringer, when attached to the ltub A, may be entirely out of the way of the operating parts ot' the machine, and at the same time may be in a convenient position, the shelf` O and brackets Q serving as a. spout to conduct the lsuds wrung from the clthes back into the tub A.

Having 'thus described my invention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Paitentv 1. The combination of the hinged cover J, armsK, and cross-bar L, with the'tub A, levers O, and presserarms I, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

2. An improved washing-machine, formed Aby the combination of the tub A, levers C, handle D, lugs or bearings E, pins G, presser-plate H, arms I, hinged cover J, arms K, cross-bar L, detachable cover M, and device O P Q, with each other, substantiallyas herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

ISAAC ERB.

Witnesses:

GEORGE W. MABEE, J AMES T. GRAHAM. 

